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The unpopular President, [[Andrew Johnson]], had been impeached while in office.  Although not convicted of his office, it showed that he would not be nominated by the Republican party for reelection.  They instead chose military hero, [[Ulysses S. Grant]], to run on the Republican ticket.  The Democrats chose [[Horatio Seymour]] as their candidate.  The results of the election were:
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{| class="wikitable"
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! candidates
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! popular vote
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! electoral vote
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| Ulysses S. Grant
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| 3, 013, 421
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| 214
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| Horatio Seymour
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| 2, 706, 829
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| 80
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| Non-Voters
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| 0
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| 81
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<ref> [[A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents]], by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, 120.  </ref> 
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[[Category:United States Presidential Elections]]

Revision as of 12:30, October 17, 2008

The unpopular President, Andrew Johnson, had been impeached while in office. Although not convicted of his office, it showed that he would not be nominated by the Republican party for reelection. They instead chose military hero, Ulysses S. Grant, to run on the Republican ticket. The Democrats chose Horatio Seymour as their candidate. The results of the election were:

candidates popular vote electoral vote
Ulysses S. Grant 3, 013, 421 214
Horatio Seymour 2, 706, 829 80
Non-Voters 0 81

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References

  1. ↑ A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents, by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, 120.
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